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THE 2005 ARNOLD CLASSIC CHEERLEADING AND DANCE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARCH 4-6, 2005
Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus Ohio, USA

Competition Location
Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 N High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Location & Venue
The competition will be held in BATTELLE HALL which is located on the third floor of the Columbus Convention Center. Battelle Hall provides stadium seating on two levels!

Competition & Scorting Format
This is an open competition, no pre-qualifying is necessary. Each team competes one time. Competition is held Saturday and Sunday. See the Schedule of Events PDF below for list of which divisions compete which days. Individuals and stunt teams compete Friday. There will be a total of 100 points possible from each judge. The high and low scores are dropped and the remaining scores added for each teams final total and rank.

Levels, Rules & Guidelines
All Star & Rec - USASF
School - NFHS
Dance - US Spirit
College - USASF

Cheer & Dance Competition Floors
The cheerleading floor is a 54’ wide by 42’ deep AAI competition spring floor. The dance floor is a 40‘ by 40’ Harlequin Dance Floor.

Competitor & Team Awards
Every competitor will recieve a custom medal and a souvenir competition patch. Every team receives a trophy and will be recognized during their awards ceremony.

Individual & Stunt Team Awards
The overall top scoring individual competitor will receive a $1000.00 College Scholarship from the Rotary Club of Columbus. The top individual division competitors receive trophies. Stunt Team members each receive a trophy and medal.

AWARDS

• EVERY competitor will recieve a CUSTOM MEDAL!
• EVERY competitor recieves an official 2006 ARNOLD CLASSIC PATCH!
• EVERY team is presented a TROPHY and will be recognized during their awards ceremony!
• A $1000.00 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP from the Rotary Club of Columbus will be awarded to the top scoring individual cheerleader!
• Top placing individual and stunt teams in EACH division receives a TROPHY!
• Top placing stunt, cheerleading, and dance teams in EACH division recieve CUSTOM CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS for EVERY MEMBER!
• EMBROIDERED CHAMPIONSHIP JACKETS*
• Top placing teams will receive CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES!
• Top placing teams in EACH division receive CHAMPIONSHIP BANNER AWARDS!
• Overall GRAND CHAMPIONS will be presented additional trophies and recognition at the awards ceremony and on the US Spirit website!
  *See details by clicking here.

SPECIAL AWARDS

AMERICAN CHEERLEADER ON TOUR
American Cheerleader Magazine will present an American Cheerleader® Editor’s Choice Award to an exceptional squad at each event. This all-encompassing honor will be presented to a squad that embodies the spirit of American Cheerleader® Magazine.

Rotary Club of Columbus $1000.00 Scholarship
The Rotary Club of Columbus will be presenting $1,000.00 College Scholarship to the top scoring individual cheerleader.

Grand Champions
5 Grand Champion Trophies will be presented to the top scoring Mini, Junior Prep, Junior, Senior, and Dance team.

Spectator Tickets - Incredible Value!
Admission to the entire EXPO is only $10.00 per day. The EXPO ticket includes admission to the Arnold Fitness EXPO, including ALL the events listed below! NO ADDITIONAL SPECTATOR FEE for the Cheerleading and Dance Championships. Tickets may be purchased directly outside BATTELLE HALL.
Adults & Students: $10.00
10 Years and under: FREE, if accompanied by adult.
No Strollers allowed.

100,000 Fans. 15,000 Athletes. 30 Events. One Destination. One Incredible Weekend.
That’s the Arnold Sports Festival at the Arnold Fitness Weekend – a weekend of sporting activities that surpasses any other single weekend of athleticism in the world.

Here are the sporting events happening this year: Arnold Classic, Arnold EXPO, Figure International,Fitness International, Ms. International, 5k Pump and Run, Archery, Armwrestling, Bench Press, Boxing, Cheerleading & Dance Championships, DanceSport, Fencing, Figure Skating, Gracies, Gymnastics, Hockey Skills, JudoKarate, Powerlifting, Speed Skating, Strongest Man, Strength Summit, Table Tennis, Tae Kwon Do, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, WuShu, Yoga.

COMPETITION FEES PDF : http://www.us-spirit.com/forms/06_arnold_fees.pdf
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS PDF : http://www.us-spirit.com/forms/06_event_schedule.pdf
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL DIVISIONS PDF : http://www.us-spirit.com/forms/06_arnold_divisions.pdf

Hotel Information
Please check the www.arnoldclassic.com web site for hotels in the Columbus area, or call the Arnold Classic EXPO offices at 614-431-2600 for assistance.

Future Arnold Classic Weekend Dates
Plan your calendar now for future Arnold Classic Championships
2006 - March 3-5
2007 - March 2-4
2008 - Feb 28 - March 2
2009 - March 6-8
2010 - March 5-7